Việt Nam News

Since the beginning of August, prolonged downpours have been causing flooding and landslides in multiple areas of the locality. 

The Asian Elephant Alliance (AEA) calls for partnership and collective action as it acknowledges that the challenges faced by the elephants in our region cannot be solved in isolation.

Unusual downpours have been on the rise, while there is a lack of stringent management at the district level on the degrading drainage systems, said one expert.

Statistics show that a total of 1,912 enterprises across the country are required to conduct greenhouse gas emissions inventories and meet specific emissions quotas.

The project has a total investment of 42 million euros, equivalent to VNĐ980 billion, of which overseas development assistance (ODA) loans and grants make up VNĐ788 billion, while the rest comes from the provincial budget.

The capacity of natural disaster prevention and climate change response has increased. Natural resources have been managed and used more efficiently than in the past.

The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) held a ceremony in Hà Nội on Tuesday to launch a manual on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory and reporting.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp requested Đắk Nông Province to prioritise the safety of people amid the complex and unpredictable developments of flooding and landslides triggered by prolonged heavy rains.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has predicted that downpours will continue in this region from now through August 8, with rainfalls of 50-120mm, even over 180mm, which will continue posing very high risks of floods, flash floods, and landslides.

Triệu Thị Thủy Tiên, a student from the Vietnam University of Commerce in Hà Nội, has been sorting out and recycling more than 300 old batteries.

Central Highlands provinces continue to have heavy rains during recent days leading to flooding and landslides in many places.

Activities in response to the International Plastic Bag Free Day at retailers are the first step to successfully implementing Việt Nam's goal of reducing plastic waste pollution, Thắng said.

HCM City is supporting locals who are affected by subsidence on a section of Thanh Đa Canal Embankment, which has damaged 15 houses and creates high risks of landslides.

Dozens of tonnes of rock and soil blocks slid down covering the entire road surface of the pass, on which the Mađaguôi traffic police station is located.

The recently opened Dầu Giây - Phan Thiết expressway in the south central province of Bình Thuận was hit by heavy rainfall over the weekend, leading to severe flooding and prolonged congestion.

The bears, now named Bonnie and Clyde, were micro-chipped and kept in a family in Bình Dương Province for nearly 20 years.

HCM City’s canals, thoroughly cleaned a few years ago, are again severely polluted because of dumping of waste and untreated wastewater.

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of garbage which piled up like mountains, without comprehensive treatment measures, have been polluting the environment, affecting the lives of people in the Mekong Delta region.